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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH OCTOBER, 1893.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 364.

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The following are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th October, 1893.

Government of China.

NINGPO DISTRICT.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN,

Colonial Secretary.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS No. 21.

Notice is hereby given that the Nemesis Rock Beacon has disappeared. A new beacon of the same description as the old one will be erected as soon as possible, and in the meantime the danger is marked by a sampan showing a red flag by day and a red lantern by night.

Approved.

(Signed), H. F. MERRILL,

Commissioner of Customs.

CUSTOM HOUSE, NINGPO, September; 1893.

True Copy.

P. F. HANSSER.

(Signed), W. RAE.

Harbour Master.

NOTICE TO MARINERS,

No. 276.

CHINA SEA.

The subjoined Notice to Mariners has been received from the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Corea :-

COREA.

NOTICE TO MARINERS,

No. 5.

JENCHUAN DISTRICT.

SUNKEN ROCK IN LYNE SOUND, NEAR PORT OF MOKPO.

A sunken rock, with 6 feet of water at low water spring tides, lies in latitude 34° 36′ 15′′ N., longitude 126° 12′ 45′′ E. The rock is of an oval shape, 150 yards long by 50 yards broad, lying S.E. and N.W. about 1 mile from a small conical island (name unknown) bearing W.S.W. from the rock.

The channel in which this danger lies is not recommended as an approach to Mokpo.

By Order of the Chief Commissioner of Customs,

(Signed)

W. McC. OSBORNE, Acting Commissioner of Customs.

Custom House, Jenchuan, 31st August, 1893.

By Order of the Inspector General of Customs,

THOS. E. COCKER,

for Coast Inspector.

IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS,

Coast Inspector's Office,

Shanghai, 18th September 1893.